Christina Stapley is a retired medical herbalist with ten years of practice. She now teaches pharmacognosy, materia medica and the history of western herbal medicine. Christina is a member of the Herbal History Research Network, and for many years has tutored practical historical herb workshops. She is a Royal Horticultural Society lecturer and has written three books on growing and using herbs. Christina has written courses on ageing successfully with herbs and edited a book of 17th century cookery and medicinal recipes.

Dedication and Acknowledgements
Foreword

Introduction

SPRING

Ash

Beech

Birch

Blackthorn

Elderflower

Hawthorn

Horse chestnut

Quince

Rosemary

Willow

SUMMER

Barberry

Black Mulberry

Elderberry

Fig

Limeflower

Oak

Walnut

AUTUMN

Crab Apple

Cramp Bark

Medlar

Pear

Rowan

Sea Buckthorn

Sweet Chestnut

WINTER

Bay

Hazel

Holly

Ivy

Juniper

Scots Pine

Bibliography
Biography for Christina Stapley
Index